Missouri has some iconic places, but none of the more well-known destinations were named the best place to visit in the state in 2024. I'd guess that if I gave you a thousand guesses, you probably still wouldn't be able to name it. I wasn't either at it's a very unexpected recommendation, but not wrong.
What is old is now new again. You might have heard that classic roller coaster "Fire in the Hole" was being retired after the 2023 season. There is word now that it's about to be reborn bigger and better than ever at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.
It's easy to find great vacation locations if you have a lot of money. What if you don't? The good news is one of the cheapest vacations in America that's still fun is in Missouri. The options there are plentiful and most won't cost you an arm and a leg.
I don't pay attention to the opinion of one person who happens to be writing an article. However, I pay big attention when millions of readers of a national website vote for their favorite something. That's exactly what happened to a Missouri theme park which was just voted the best in all of America by the readers of USA Today.
A true coaster legend will be no more after the 2023 tourist season. A Missouri park announced today that one of their rides which has been going strong for more than 50 years will be retired later this year.
Finally, the abandoned walls of Missouri's Indian Ridge Resort are coming down. New video shows that the demolition of this infamous failed real estate project is well underway.
When you think of train derailments, you normally don't think of amusement parks. Sadly, that was the case at Silver Dollar City in Missouri as its train ride flipped over injuring at least 7 people on Wednesday.